Lake Hope State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 2,983 acres (1,207 ha) within Zaleski State Forest, located five miles (8.0 km) northeast of Zaleski in Vinton County, Ohio.

[3] The state park is centered on Lake Hope, a 120-acre (49 ha) impoundment on Big Sandy Run.

[4] The park and lake are named after the former mining village of Hope, Ohio.

Within the park is the old Hope Furnace, which once smelted iron ore mined out of the area's hills.

[5] The park features boating, fishing, swimming, hiking and mountain biking trails, lodge, cottages, and campground.